**6. Current trends in banana bioactive utilisation**

A number of essential bioactive compounds in bananas have been reported by different researchers. Banana holds adequate quantity of valuable bioactive compounds for health promotion. Several studies have established and verified antioxidant activity of these compounds and efficaciously used bananas in treatment of diseases and promotion of wellbeing [46]. Bananas are being currently used to produce variety of food items which are of benefit to human health. Moreover, bananas are being composited with other food products to improve the micro and macro-nutrient values, especially for food low in micro and macro-nutrients [75, 97].
